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The Rossa surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 604 people carried this name — #35,288 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted.

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In Poland’s population register

1,423 people named Rossa have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,653 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 380
Masovian 231
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 132
Silesian 128
Lower Silesian 105
Łódź 89
Opole 68
West Pomeranian 67

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 780 people named Rossa live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Córdoba 272
Santa Fe 227
Buenos Aires Province 154
San Luis 66
Mendoza 37
City of Buenos Aires 24

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 99 people named Rossa.

28 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 28
Moselle 14
Pas-de-Calais 10
Haut-Rhin 7
Aisne 5
Var 5
Hérault 5
Calvados 4
Pyrénées-Orientales 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

60 people named Rossa live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 21
Valais 11
Aargau 6
Basel-Landschaft 6
Bern 4
Basel-Stadt 4
Fribourg 4
Ticino 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

Who carried it

People named Rossa,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Władysław Rossa 1888–1968 · military personnel
  • Ludwig Rossa 1888–1952 · police officer
  • Kurt Rossa 1930–1998 · writer
  • Bibiana Rossa Torres 1960– · lawyer
  • Sabina Rossa 1962– · politician
  • Tomasz Rossa 1967– · competitive diver

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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